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Global Technical Textiles Business Update, Q3 2023

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  • 27 Pages
  • July 2023
  • Region: Global
  • Textiles Intelligence Ltd.
  • ID: 5864436

This report provides a round-up of the latest developments in the global technical textiles sector, including: acquisitions, divestments and mergers; business news; investments; joint ventures; and markets.

The report contains news relating to the following innovative companies and other organisations: Andritz Group; Archroma; Autoliv; Boer Group; Coats; CTA Green Fibre; Cygnet Texkimp; DellOrco & Villani; DiloGroup; EDANA; FRX Polymers; Grasim Industries; Huntsman Textile Effects; INDA; Indorama Ventures; Lotus Teknik Tekstil; Milliken & Company; Nanollose; Nouvelles Fibres Textiles; Pellenc ST; Polymateria; Porcher Industries; Renewcell; Schott & Meissner; SGL Carbon; TechnoPlants; Terre de Lin; Tex Tech Industries; TextileGenesis; Trevira; trinamiX; Trützschler Nonwovens; and WPT Nonwovens.

Who should buy this report?

  • Manufacturers of fibres, textiles, clothing and chemicals
  • Textile and clothing machinery manufacturers - spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing and import/export
  • Textile and clothing brands and retailers like Adidas, H&M etc.
  • Educational institutions like universities, fashion schools etc.
  • Business consultancy firms 
  • Textile and clothing trade associations
  • Government trade bodies

Table of Contents


SUMMARY
ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS
  • Speciality chemicals producer Archroma has completed the acquisition of Huntsman Textile Effects
  • Tex Tech Industries has acquired the business on SGL Carbon’s site in Gardena, California, USA
BUSINESS NEWS
  • Action against the flushing of wipes has been taken by UK and US officials
  • FRX Polymers will benefit from the classification of three common flame retardants as substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
  • Milliken & Company has become the first USA-based textile manufacturer to eliminate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from its products
  • Nanollose has been awarded a US patent for its sustainable viscose production technologies and has renewed its collaboration agreement with Grasim Industries
  • Trevira has been renamed Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany
INVESTMENTS
  • A plant for producing fabrics and cushions for airbags is to be built in Vietnam by Autoliv
  • An innovation centre for the development, prototyping and testing of composites and other advanced materials has been opened by Cygnet Texkimp
  • Coats has opened a pilot plant in India for spinning and twisting sewing threads made from recycled and renewable materials
  • Lotus Teknik Tekstil in Turkey has started up an Andritz Group wet-laid/hydroentanglement (wetlace) line
  • WPT Nonwovens has invested in a thermal bonding line for producing filter media from Trützschler Nonwovens and Schott & Meissner
JOINT VENTURES
  • An industrial-scale sorting and recycling line will be built in France by Andritz Group in partnership with Nouvelles Fibres Textiles and Pellenc ST
  • Boer Group is working with trinamiX on advancing its textile sorting capabilities using nearinfrared (NIR) Spectroscopy
  • China Textile Academy Green Fibre has signed a letter of intent with Renewcell for the supply of dissolving pulp for the production of lyocell
  • DiloGroup, Dell’Orco & Villani and TechnoPlants are to collaborate in the supply of complete systems to the textile recycling sector
  • Indorama Ventures and Polymateria have signed an exclusive partnership agreement relating to the production of biodegradable polyolefins for use in nonwovens for hygiene applications
  • Porcher Industries and Terre de Lin have formed a partnership to increase sales of thermoplastic composites reinforced with flax fibres
  • Renewcell is to partner with TextileGenesis to attain supply chain transparency
MARKETS
  • Production of nonwovens in “Greater Europe” fell slightly in 2022 but it was up in comparison with 2019
  • The North American Nonwoven Materials Annual Study 2022 has been published by INDA

Companies Mentioned

  • Andritz Group
  • Archroma
  • Autoliv
  • Boer Group
  • Coats
  • CTA Green Fibre
  • Cygnet Texkimp
  • DellOrco & Villani
  • DiloGroup
  • EDANA
  • FRX Polymers
  • Grasim Industries
  • Huntsman Textile Effects
  • INDA
  • Indorama Ventures
  • Lotus Teknik Tekstil
  • Milliken & Company
  • Nanollose
  • Nouvelles Fibres Textiles
  • Pellenc ST
  • Polymateria
  • Porcher Industries
  • Renewcell
  • Schott & Meissner
  • SGL Carbon
  • TechnoPlants
  • Terre de Lin
  • Tex Tech Industries
  • TextileGenesis
  • Trevira
  • trinamiX
  • Trützschler Nonwovens
  • WPT Nonwovens